Unfortunately, Cambium nickel and dimes you to use the SFP port. On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 2:21 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < [email protected]> wrote:
> The unique thing about the 450m is the SFP port. The concept would be > fiber to each radio for data, and this box would be for power+sync. It > would include the GPS antenna in the box, etc. Essentially you'd provide > bulk power to this box, run a short CAT5 jumper to each radio for > power/management, and a strand of fiber down the tower for management of it > all. That would get you management into each of the 450m's and power and > sync. > > For data, you'd put a SFP in each of the 450m's and run that down the > tower via fiber. > > At the bottom, you'd just have a fiber switch and a bulk power source. > > This box would do double duty with small clusters of 450i. > > On Feb 2, 2018 10:40 AM, "George Skorup" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Could be fine for a tower-top DC+fiber fed injector(+sync)-switch. Same >> concept as the UBNT edge thing. Consider that something like this would >> need a 10G uplink if you're going to be powering and timing a 450m cluster. >> You're probably going to want at least 500Mbps to each sector. So only a 1G >> pipe up the tower isn't thinking towards the future. Something I think a >> product like this would need is an integrated voltage regulator. And wasn't >> something similar kicked around in the past? Instead of a switch, make it a >> multi port injector+sync with media conversion. A strand or pair per radio. >> Or even CWDM mux. >> >> On 2/2/2018 6:44 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: >> >> and some of us hate switches in their network altogether. :-) >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"TJ Trout" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Sent: *Friday, February 2, 2018 1:52:34 AM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] [WISPA Members] 450m power >> >> Forrest, >> >> It would be awesome if you could ever develop products with switches >> inside, I know you have a (Cisco?) preference but other's dont. >> >> I would have purchased lots. I hate that I have to use a separate switch >> so we moved away from packetflux for new deployments. >> >> TJ >> >> On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 11:48 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I'm assuming you mean includes switch+poe. >>> >>> I'm in the process of working on something specificaly for the 450i/450m >>> with 5 ports and sync hardware all in one box (+1 SFP port), mainly >>> designed for tower top mounting. Not far enough along to say when it will >>> ship, or even if it's ever going to see the light of day. >>> >>> Any other solution you look at, you should make sure that whatever >>> solution you find will support at least 70W per port, and all 4 pairs. >>> Neither the 450i or 450m really care about polarity, unless you're doing >>> sync, and then only on the 450i since the 450m does the new cambium sync >>> only. >>> >>> If you can live with separate poe box, of course the packetflux >>> powerinjector+sync powers 450m's really well. There will be a version >>> which does medusa sync out sometime soon, it's a sure thing, just we don't >>> know timing yet. >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 5:07 AM, Tyson Burris <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Good morning, >>>> >>>> Looking for an all in one, but reliable, power source for 4 - 450m aps >>>> per tower. >>>> >>>> I have heard netonix a few times but I have also heard about some >>>> issues with these devices and their support not being that great. >>>> >>>> *Tyson Burris, President* >>>> *Internet Communications Inc.* >>>> *739 Commerce Dr.* >>>> * >>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=739+Commerce+Dr.*%C2%A0+%0D+**Franklin,+IN+46131*&entry=gmail&source=g> >>>> **Franklin, IN 46131* >>>> * >>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=739%0D+Commerce+Dr.*%C2%A0+%3Chttps://maps.google.com/?q%3D739%2BCommerce%2BDr.*%25C2%25A0%2B%250D%2B**Franklin,%2BIN%2B46131*%26entry%3Dgmail%26source%3Dg%3E+%0D+**Franklin,%0D+IN+46131*&entry=gmail&source=g> >>>> ** >>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=739%0D+Commerce+Dr.*%C2%A0+%3Chttps://maps.google.com/?q%3D739%2BCommerce%2BDr.*%25C2%25A0%2B%250D%2B**Franklin,%2BIN%2B46131*%26entry%3Dgmail%26source%3Dg%3E+%0D+**Franklin,%0D+IN+46131*&entry=gmail&source=g>* >>>> >>>> *317-738-0320 <317-738-0320> Daytime #* >>>> *317-412-1540 <317-412-1540> Cell/Direct #* >>>> *Online: **www.surfici.net* <http://www.surfici.net> >>>> >>>> >>>> VIA WIRELESS >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Members mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/members >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* >>> Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 >>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=3577+Countryside+Road,+Helena,+MT+59602&entry=gmail&source=g> >>> [email protected] | http://www.packetflux.com >>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> >>> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux> >>> >>> >> >> >>
